Re:Ultraprocessed Foods – A New Theory of Obesity
by MuffinFlavored on Wednesday September 25, 2019 @07:07PM
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Does this mean that it isn't technically "healthy" for you?
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Re:Ultraprocessed Foods – A New Theory of Obesity
by asokoloski on Wednesday September 25, 2019 @07:31PM
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Yep. In fact, in order to make it more meat-like, they added a chemical called "heme" (it's what makes meat seem "bloody"). There's evidence that heme is a carcinogen. And of course the burgers include large amounts of saturated fat in the form of coconut oil.
All that said -- it's probably no worse than a meat burger, but it doesn't hurt animals, and it doesn't contribute to global warming, so if the choice is between that and beef, go nuts!
Re:Ultraprocessed Foods – A New Theory of Obesity
by skohan on Thursday September 26, 2019 @01:44AM
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But it might be much worse than a beef burger from a health perspective. Grass-fed beef in moderate quantities in the context of the right diet can be very healthy for you.
Re:Ultraprocessed Foods – A New Theory of Obesity
by MuffinFlavored on Thursday September 26, 2019 @09:23AM
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> in moderate quantities in the context of the right diet
How much grass-fed beef should an average person consume in a day/week/month?
Re:Ultraprocessed Foods – A New Theory of Obesity
by sixstringtheory on Wednesday September 25, 2019 @07:36PM
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There was a conversation here recently about this: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=20138533
But I don't know enough to say one way or the other.